OPINION
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Dylan Brogan
Give me a party
Opinion | Far from being embarrassed to be a left-center moderate, I’m proud as hell about it. And I’ll bet that there’s more than a dozen people in this town who feel the same way. Where do we sign up? Read more
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An immigrant’s view of the attempted U.S. coup
Opinion | To have neo-Nazis and white supremacists try to overturn a democratic election at the direction of an outgoing president shows that even the United States is susceptible to fascism. Read more
Jan 15, 2021
Dylan Brogan
Trump as a public health problem
Opinion | I still find it hard to wrap my head around the fact that 75 million of my fellow Americans voted for Donald Trump last fall. Read more
Jan 14, 2021
Sorting through yesterday's wreckage at the U.S. Capitol
Opinion | I alternate between outrage at the rioters and the politicians and right-wing media types who egged them on, and heartsickness at what’s become of my country. Read more
Jan 7, 2021
The one I'd take back
Opinion | In May I wrote a post titled “Dump Biden.” It’s not that my case was without merit. But since then, Biden has performed well and has been a perfect contrast to Donald Trump. Read more
Jan 5, 2021
Dave's best reads of 2020
Opinion | Here’s my annual list of favorites. As usual it includes some new releases but more older books. Read more
Dec 30, 2020
Catherine Capellaro, oil on canvas, 2020.
From the archives: Death and the holidays
Catherine Capellaro revisits a piece she wrote after the death of her father, William Capellaro, who died seven years ago at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg. Read more
Dec 24, 2020
11:10 AM
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Sen. Johnson admits Santa is not real
Satire | In a tweet, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos wrote, “Just want the kids of WI to know. If they don’t get everything they want this year it’s b/c Tony Evers murdered Santa. Died of broken heart when guv took down GOP !!CHRISTMAS!! Tree.” Read more
Dec 22, 2020
1:30 PM
Texas moves to overturn Ice Bowl
Satire | Texas attorney general Ken Paxton might have failed to reverse President Trump’s defeat in four states, but he is now on another crusade. Read more
Dec 17, 2020
2:00 PM
Daniel Schludi on Unsplash
Why I will get the COVID vaccine
Opinion | I believe in the science behind the vaccine’s development and trust that the benefits of getting inoculated far outweigh the risks of not. Read more
Dec 17, 2020
8:00 AM
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Ban on city use of facial recognition technology is right move
Opinion | Debates on privacy aside, facial recognition technology holds significant racial bias that has been proven over the years in ongoing and dense scholarship. Read more
Dec 10, 2020
1:00 PM
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans
Santa blasts “spite tree”
Opinion | “These bozos want to insist on calling it a Christmas tree,” said Claus. “You know what I call it? A spite tree! They exploited a lovely symbol of peace and good cheer in a dark time to stoke the culture wars.” Read more
Dec 10, 2020
10:00 AM
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Give me a party
Opinion | Far from being embarrassed to be a left-center moderate, I’m proud as hell about it. And I’ll bet that there’s more than a dozen people in this town who feel the same way. Where do we sign up? Read more
Panel discussion
Madison arts administrator Karin Wolf fights to preserve the panels from the murals painted downtown this summer. The weather is as dangerous as vandals have been. Read more
Food heals
Madison Community Meal in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is selling $5 dinners and pay-it-forward meals to bring the community together on Jan. 18. Pickup has been moved to the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County, 4619 Jenewein Road, Fitchburg. Read more
The shows and movies that got me through 2020
The best way to find solace during quarantine is in many of the TV shows and movies we stream from the comfort of our living rooms. Read more
Sorting through yesterday's wreckage at the U.S. Capitol
Opinion | I alternate between outrage at the rioters and the politicians and right-wing media types who egged them on, and heartsickness at what’s become of my country. Read more
